assessment - mental status and pain

Question 1

level of consciousness

Answer 1

is the degree of wakefulness

Question 2

awake and alert

Answer 2

fully awake, responding appropriately

Question 3

lethargic

Answer 3

drowsy or sleep, awakens to gentle movement

Question 4

stuporous

Answer 4

unconscious most of the time
no spontaneous movement
responds to painful stimuli

Question 5

comatose

Answer 5

unarousable
may only have reflex responses

Question 6

level of awareness

Answer 6

orientation to person, place, time

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

short term
predictable
goes away after cause is resolved or pain is healed

Question 8

chronic

Answer 8

continues for 3 months or more
does not stop when injury heals
harder to define

Question 9

cutaneous pain

Answer 9

superficial

Question 10

deep somatic pain

Answer 10

diffuse scattered and originates in ligaments, tendons , bones, blood vessels, and nerves

Question 11

visceral pain

Answer 11

poorly localized and originates in body organs in the thorax cranium and abdomen

Question 12

neuropathic pain

Answer 12

is caused by damage or disease affecting the nervous system

Question 13

referred pain

Answer 13

originates in one part of the body but is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin

Question 14

pain assessment

Answer 14

location
duration (continuous/intermittent)
aggravating/alleviating factors